VLMs for age estimation rely on an identity shortcut that activation steering suppresses, reducing mean absolute error by up to 25 percent for both known and unseen identities.
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When a Zero-Shooter Cheats: Improving Age Estimation via Activation Steering
VLMs for age estimation rely on an identity shortcut that activation steering suppresses, reducing mean absolute error by up to 25 percent for both known and unseen identities.